The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-16

'loarly Proved That Austria and
Germany Are Aggressive.

Sr PrrERsnuRG, Dee. To- The Oficidl
Minry Gazette says that, owing 20 the
alarm raised by the Austrian vys's. in con-
sequence OF the transfer oi shmc Russian
cavalry To the Warsaw district, II i. adyiss,-
blc TO consider the military position Of
Russia, and her wcscm frontier nrighburs,
in order to throw light upon the question
Of who is really preparing 10 attack, and
who for defense Durin4 tlc past live
years, the peace effective Oi the German
army his been increased siVjy.GNc hattal-
ions and 3Si guns. The German troops
on the Russian frontier have been in
creased twrnty-onc hattalions Of infantry,
twenty seven batteries Of artillery, md III
teen epuadrons OF cavalry. Since 1873,
Germany has built in the eastern Provinces
$50 Alomclcrs OF railroads There arc
eleven German railroads 10y means Of
which troops can be- forwarded lo the Rus
sian iIunlicr and Ten junction stations
whrr they can be rapidly thrown ont of
trains aud concentrated. Germany has
formed iirSi-Cluss iortirsscs at Ihnrl, lo-
sen, nH,zig and konirshurg, nud is build
ing similar fortress at Grlnd,uA
Austria had added nine to the twenty
thpc infantry divisions which formerly
constituted her effective, AMI would add.
In the event oi the mobilization oi the ar
wy, fourteen landNrhr divisions. The
Galrjin ririsons have hcru reinforced
during 1857 hy sixteen squadruns oi caNul-
~ and thirteen batteries Oi artillery. all
provided with "A full complement ol horses.
In the Austrian districts which might be-
como tho th,ator ul Nar with Russia,
1000 kiomrtcm OF milruId, with Tour
branches, haNo been constructed since
1873. Six Austrian railways pr available
ior throwing into Uulncia largo bodies of
troops, Who, los means oi thc nov junction
stations, can bc placed In position un tho
Russian irluuvr. Military hut. drpnis
and stores arc being collected at
lombcw, rrzcmysl, JawslJw, nrmhi,la,
lHischcil an other points. The lorpsscs
| at rromysl and CmcoW have been con-
| yCricd into camp iutluts,s. Nu1ian torn
tory can bc bomhardod irum the Cmcnw
luris A largo quantity Vt rolling ib'h hit,
! been accumulated ~ Cia,oW adapted Tor
| tho u.s. nn Russian nuluuis lliilc.e
prplriiou7 arr mcuiu-'r.., cNrpi in
! view ol offensive tartics, aud .huW HAT
Austria under sumbluurc ui dylu-r. rs nc
the same time preparing 10 invade Russia
simultaneously with her ully liui What
~ l,ussln doing iu ,icW ol hrr uoigh.
boris threatening PREPARATIONS Not
WithHunlug The manifest DANGER. Rus
sIn ,unsidrm that European war
would be- terrible iuislunua 10
an mankind She was tho ir,t who,
amid her neighbour lcycri-h auumcnt-,
did not iucrgsc, hui dccru.r hJr defensive
fup',s ln 1851 and lSS, Russia pJuccd
her prlrc effective nearly iWWu mon.
True, she raised % again iu consequence
ui the Afghan affair aud the necessity ui
improving her readiness tu mobilize when
her nCighbur uutcmiiinglN raised their
fighting sirnlth Nuyt'thrI,-s the pt'ape
effective Ol thc Russian army Is now
"a. lsi l,ss lhiu IN 1881, while hrI urlgi-
hurs IN the same period hu,c raised
their peace effective ,b,Wu huuht-
lra Russia IN the event ul Wur,
will assemble mighty army, tine
concentration ot which un ilv iruniicr
will hr iuyummmhly mur' diilrul,iur her
than will hp the concentration hy her
urighhuu ut their iurrus lt the same
place. uUfus tho L.t iuu ,,Jr .. ,2S
kilumulp- II uilWay have hopu run-
siuylrd n lhr western provinces oi Rus.
sia. Ia the k,uru1n and Austrian eastern
provinces during the same period, q. 100
kilometres lny, been built Moreover,
the m,a m which RUSSIA hHf constructed
railways ,s twice as large us that iu which
hCr ucighbpus have built such ancs.